Example sentences of "all we [modal v] [verb] is that " in BNC.
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| 1 | All we dare claim is that we are making them better readers ’ ( p. 56 ) . |
| 2 | ‘ All we would ask is that any person with information comes forward . ’ |
| 3 | Therefore , all we must hope is that Tendulkar hears the right voices in the crowd when he has edged a few seaming balls at Headingley into the gloves of the ‘ keeper and when the tiny bundle of sweaters frozen in the outfield at Middlesbrough drops a catch . |
| 4 | All we can know is that no matter how much or how little they may have endured physically , the emotional damage is probably still with them . |
| 5 | All we can say is that the burden of the wood adds further poignancy to an already heart-rending story , and throughout the journey acts as an all too visible reminder to Abraham of the act he is about to commit . |
| 6 | All we can say is that assurances were given , and that for a short time they were accepted as having been given in good faith ; but they were not honoured . |
| 7 | We possess no worked example to illustrate how genes control behaviour ; all we can say is that , in abstract terms , proteins influence the development of neurons , and that genes must by this means influence the development of the nervous system . |
| 8 | All we can say is that each theme demands its own particular treatment , and that however much change is introduced there should be a convincing sense of unity . |
| 9 | All we can say is that girls do as well as boys at the mathematical skills which primary teachers value , such as computation , but that the APU surveys , and the analysis of other researchers such as Hilary Shuard ( 1986 ) , have picked up differences in the performance of girls and boys which mathematics educators regard as significant . |
| 10 | All we can say is that ceteris paribus we should expect consequences of these kinds and then look at specific developments which would seem to illustrate the possibilities . |
| 11 | So in that case all we can say is that the link was between Nick |
| 12 | And I think all we can say is that we ca n't be sure that that is n't the case . |